Elise Howard
DeFiore and Company
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Updated: 5/27/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Prior to joining DeFiore & Company, Elise Howard was the founding publisher of Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Workman Publishing, which she led from 2011 to 2022.
Elise was previously SVP and associate publisher at HarperCollins Children's Books, where she oversaw the publication of many award-winning and bestselling books.
As an agent, Elise is looking for new favorites— hers, an editor’s, and ultimately the reader’s: juvenile and adult fiction and eye-opening narrative non-fiction, particularly stories of the natural world, visible or invisible, including the human mind and body, or of people and events previously overlooked.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Adult Fiction
- Illustrated/Picture Books
- Juvenile Fiction
Nonfiction
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Nature
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About DeFiore and Company
Agency Profile
DeFiore and Company is always looking for exciting, fresh, new talent to add to our list of successful authors.
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